Solutions `Within'

Anthony Harrigan said that, "America has been the envy of the world for its freedom, opportunity and integrity. Americans value independence, honesty and decent personal behavior."

C.J. Silas said, "Somewhere in our journey through the modern day wilderness we seem to have lost our moral compass."

James Reston wrote that the most significant event during his years as a journalist was "the transformation of America from Puritanism to hedonism in one generation."

John Howard said, "Americans have turned their backs on the ideals and standards of Christendom and embraced the do-your-own-thing philosophy."

In the 1960s-1980s, a sense of guilt was flung upon those who did not fit the mold of tolerance and broad-mindedness.

Elizabeth Hall stated, "A root cause of lawlessness in this country is excessive tolerance by the public in accepting substandard, immoral and unlawful conduct." The mood was that only the prudish and unenlightened placed restrictions on sexual activities.

Our vaunted tolerance did not seem to make society or individuals better or happier.

Some consequences listed by John Howard were crime, drug use, unwed motherhood, violent and depraved entertainment, malicious political campaigns and corrupt officers of the government.

Again John Howard urged, "We return to a society that will abide by the standards of conduct characterized by lawfulness, loyalty, morality, kindness, marital fidelity, personal responsibility, honesty, and civil pride."

Ravi Zacharias says that, "The solutions to our social problems do not lie `out there' - they lie `within.' "